Spring clip



June 1952 c. F. WAGNER ET AL 2,599,146

SPRING CLIP Filed Oct. 4, 1949 Fig. 2

INVENT OR Patented June 3, 1952 SPRING CLIP Cecelia F. Wagner andWilliam J. Farrell, San Francisco, Calif.

Application October 4, 1949, Serial No. 119,448

This invention relates to spring clips, and more particularly to sprinclips formed of wire stock.

A main object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved springclip which is simple in construction, which is formed from a singlepiece of wire, and which may be employed for a wide variety of uses.

7 A further object of the invention is to provide an improved springclip formed of a single piece of wire, said clip being very-inexpensiveto manufacture,-being neat in appearance, being easy to manipulate, andbeing adapted to connecta pluralityof sheets of material together inoverlapped relation in anyone of several difierentways.

-A still further object of the invention is to provide an improvedspring clip made from a single piece of wire which may be employed as apackage-tie device.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentfrom the following description and claims, and from the accompanyingdrawings,wherein:

- Figure 1 is afront elevational view of a spring clip constructed inaccordance with the present invention, showinga plurality of pieces ofpaper secured to said'spring clip; I I

Figure 2 is a rear elevational view of the structure shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is 'aview showing a modified-form of spring clip constructed inaccordance with the present invention;

Figure 4 is an .elevational view showing a still further modification ofthe spring clip of the present invention;

' Figure 5 is an elevational view showing a further modification of thespring clip of the presentinvention; 1 V

-Figure 6 is an elevational view showing still another modification ofthe spring clip of the present invention; j

Figure 7 is a perspective view showing a still further modified form ofspring clip in accordance with the present invention, wherein the springclip is formed with a right-angled bend whereby members may be clippedtogether in rightangular relationship; '5

Figure 8 is-a cross-sectional view taken on line 8'8 of Figure'Z.

Referring to the drawings, and more particularly to Figures 1,2 and 8, Il designates one form ofthe spring clip, said clip being formed of asingle piece of resilient wire bent to define a pair or symmetricallydisposed, looped portions connected at the lower-end of the clip by ahorizontal cross-arm 12.x Each looped portion comprises a 3 Claims. (CI.24-81) main or vertical inner arm (3 connecting at its one or lower endwith one end of right-angled arm element 14 arranged transversely of thearm 13. Designated at [5, 15 are respective inwardly directedintermediate loops and each arranged longitudinally of the adjacent arm13. The lower or one arm of each intermediate loop 15 connects with theassociated other end of arm element I4 and the upper or other arm ofeach intermediate loop connects with an end of the cross-arm 12.intermediate loops l5, 15 thus define with crossarm l2 an outer,resilient tongue which maybe flexed with respect to the remainder of thespring rected free spring arm l9 which crosses-the loop [8 and alsocrosses the associated arm element I 1. As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 8,one or more pieces of paper 20, or other fiat members, may be securedbetween the spring arms l9, l9 and the remainder of the clip, the loweredges of pieces 20 being received in the loops I8, 18, whereas the upperedges of the pieces 16 are received in the loops [5, I5. In addition, atape'2l may be secured to the clip in the manner'shown in Figures 1, 2and 8, between arm I 2, and the remainder of the lower'portion of theclip and between spring arms I9, 19 and the remainder of the upperportion of the clip.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in. Figure 3, the clip isdesignated'generally at 22. The lower portion of the clip 22 is formedin the same manner as in the embodiment of- Figures 1, 2 and 8, andincludes a horizontal crossarm 12a, the main or vertical inner arms [3a,l3a, the right angled arm elements Ma,'l4a,

and the inwardly directed loops 15a, I 5a. The

vertical inner arms l3a, 13a connect at their top ends with the curvinginner arms 23, 23 of respective loops 24, 24. The loops 24, 24 terminatein outer free spring arms 25, 25. The lower portion of clip 22 may beemployed in the same manner as the lower portion of I clip/ll The upperportionof clip 22 may be employed to secure one or more pieces of paper,or'other fiat material, between the spring arms 25, 25 and The upper orother arms of the 3 the remainder of the clip. As shown in Figure 3, oneor more tapes 25 may be secured in the loops 24, the arms 25 beingformed at their ends with hooks 2'! in which-the top edges of the tapesmay be received.

straight. The top portion of the clip 28 is the same as the top portionof the clip 22.

The kidney-shaped lower portions of the clip enable the clip to beemployed as-a package-tie device. In tying a package, the string isfirstwrapped twice around the lower; pQ1- t i9lfl S pf; ,-1 Q ments l3b, [3b(which are flanked by the commashaped members defined by loops I51);15b). Then the string is wrapped around the package 'bro'ughtjbackto beagain wrapped around it portions I of r the elements 13b,

'elyl'ties 'thepaokage; without the use Iheclips mayLthusDe used invarious ingpower ofthe spr ingtonguea" the ior ic ofgi nv n ie sh wnnflame 'naftedgenerally air-3 l1. In; clip ,.;d nward -ex e d n ;wens:rmama J 1, 55; hare. ner rm 14' cenhflltiwith i'lhelower .ends ofthevertical l I i ian the 'oliterp ms pi ai qn r x 2' 32, a Qconnectedbya horizontal;

's shownf Arms 32, 0 32 and, 3 thereby a n i ctonsue, ec ot'paner oaths"like y Secured b tweeaisaii isprins ton u n ina I mainderotthe clip, neonpndsio I 136, I? acon n at,wi h utwa d y ex ndin tmwm ha. v

" l arr'n portionsjfi, 35.,Lconneetwith nd" ward d' r h e m pr n rms ossthe,,r espective arms .,34.,;.3 41,,

, g,atedeenBr I Y-Q LBL l p5 vertical arms l 3d, 1 3d connect: r endswith], upwardly and outal qfisi flrfifl e -o t r a ms-o 3'8v efii e-aisi gt n e] SDct,-to :the emainder of,th'e@clipj. The, arms 1 311,113dconnect,with,t e l ln a dly' n e nwa d y; 0; mgthputergarinlOf-said lo'g'ipls. ed b a che meme 2- c redefines "a sprinstb ieue withespect: td the remainderof the' clipiel ewnw l bentat 5 3 the inventio,s lowlijn lllffin eiiig e1; ne t d tn th r ama The with respect to theremainder of'the bottom portion of the clip.

While certain specific embodiments of wire spring clips have beendisclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understood thatvarious modifications within the spirit of the invention will occur tothose skilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that no limitationsbe placed on, the inventiomexceptas definediby $1 11 SCOPE ot-theappended claims. 5

What is claimed is:

1. A spring clip formed of wire and comprising apair of main straightarms disposed in side by side abutting relationship, an inwardlydirected ,;lo,o pi positioned-1longitudinally and outwardly ofandiadjacent to each of said main arms and havingone,of itsarmsconnected to one end of the combining the useof string with-thehold- 2 15am second: hair-gem?'armpoimecmd'i sidev abuttmgjrelationslup,

aeaee a end demis rms d acent aid n find oi; the main armiand: a hhavinepne endconnectedto saidionef-endz of the adjacent main arm, aninwardbzidireeted- 9p po it ne ;longitudinally: and putwardly :Of

; and. adj aeent each; or saidmain; arms and :ha. :4

ing oneiof; its arms connected -;tothe other. end: of the adjacent armelements theotheraarm pf; each-of said loopstbeing,conneoted-.:tosandiformingwith said crossarm .a resilient tongueadapted:

to;be flexed with respects,to; said z'main ;arms, .and.:

a second inwardly directed;loop positionedalon s gitudinally andoutwardly, of; each otisaidzmain arms and adjacent each of said firstnamedrloops andgeach spaced,(from the. adjacent firstanamed a loop, eachof said second loopsshaving,one armrconnected to the other end of theradjaeentjmaini; arm theothenarm zoii each .of said secondziloopsforming a :free. spring arm,- adaptedreto-ibe flexedwith respect to saidmain arms" 3;; A-;:spring.: clip formedof wire andcomprising a pair of.main; .-stra ight par-ms 'idisposed insideuby side abuttingrelationship, a crossarmrpositio'ned adjacenttoneendcof said main armsanarmelement arranged transversely of eachaofflsaidimain a; armsadjacent said one end ofxthe-mairr armss,

,1 and-haying onelofjitsarms 'connectedto the-\othem.

end of the adjacent arm elementrthe;othemarm of each of saidloopssbeingw. connected stoJzand forming with said crossarm a resilient-ztongues adapted to Vbe flexed 'iwith z-respeat to .saidgsmain.'2arms,,- a second arm=element extending; transe;

hezo henend oi themainarms-sand .eaenzspaee.

from; said firstJ-named:zarm: element:;adjacen thrjtezahil;:onesendaconnectedatorsaid f other; endof; theradiacent maimarm; andaasecs,

5 6 0nd inwardly directed 100p positioned longitu- REFERENCES CITED 1dinally and outwardly of each 531d mam arms? The following referencesare of record in the and adjacent each of said second arm elements me fthis patent; and each spaced from the adjacent first named n 1 loop,each of said second loops having one arm 5 UNITED STATES PATENISconnected to the other end of the adjacent sec- Number Name Date 0ndnamed arm element, the other arm of each 317,917 Bartlett May 12, 188501' said second loops forming a free arm adapted. 370,942 Hanington Oct.4, 1887 to be flexed with respect to the adjacent main 505,655Hammerstein Sept. 26 ,1893 arm. 10 764,751 Murphy July 12, 1904 CECELIAF. WAGNER. 818,905 McGill Apr. 24, 1906 WILLIAM J. FARRELL. 1,247,373Chaney NOV. 20, 1917

